Yardbarker: Jon Kitna

300 Minutes Left?

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:26:00 -0500

To an outsider, these might seem like "meaningless" games down the stretch, but such is the myopia of many casual "fans." These last five games will influence scores of personnel decisions for the forthcoming VMAC administration, including the fate of Seattle's most well-known and probably most popular player. I vividly remember when I first heard that the Seahawks had sealed the long-rumored trade to acquire Green Bay back-up QB Matt Hasselbeck. I was at a Steve's...

The Watchtower: Lions at Bengals

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:27:00 -0500

For a Lions fan, it seems like there’s no longer wait than the one between the Thanksgiving Day game and second Sunday after that. For me, it’s been a little over a week since I posted the Watchtower for that game, but it seems like a month-long blur of stuffing, friends, sausage stuffing, family, chestnut stuffing, and stuffing myself. In said Watchtower, I projected: If we apply the systemic advantage it appears Gunther Cunningham’s aggressive defenses have against Mike McCarthy’s off...

Thanks and Picks, Etc., Inspired with the Knowledge and Feeling of our Just and Natural Rights

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:25:00 -0500

If it's good enough for the Wall Street Journal to run the same column every Thanksgiving Day, it's good enough for us, especially because we have some NFL picks to get to. So let's talk again about how it makes so much sense that Thanksgiving is the favorite holiday of so many Americans. Starting with the holiday's roots:Brewer and Patriot Samuel Adams, who invented Thanksgiving, declared"Thursday, Dec. 15, 1796, as 'a Day of Public Thanksgiving and Praise to O...

Jon Kitna has Thanksgiving experience

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:30:41 -0500

I fully expect Tony Romo to play Thursday against Oakland despite the back injury he suffered Sunday. He may be limited here the next few days in practice to make sure he's ready for the game. But if he's not ready, Jon Kitna has experience on Thanksgiving. He started two holiday games in Detroit, losing to Miami in 2006 and Green Bay in 2007. In those games he completed 41-of-80 passes for 476 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. He has also started eight games in his ...

Cowboys Offense: The Kitna Effect

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:30:16 -0500

More photos » by Tony Gutierrez - AP Jon Kitna can help the Cowboys in a big way this season...even if he never plays a down. Browse more photos » The Dallas Cowboys never made the blockbuster move this offseason. The Cowboys were however quite efficient at filling holes with affordable free agents. One of the first moves the Cowboys made at the onset of free agency was shipping aging cornerback Anthony He...

Cowboys’ McGee “Stunningly Refined” in Minicamp

Sun, 31 May 2009 19:13:18 -0500

A rookie’s first minicamp surely isn’t any kind of way to judge a player But that won’t stop Dallas’ coaches from getting a little excited about Dallas Cowboys’ fourth round pick Stephen McGee. The former Texas A&M quarterback was labeled as a “project” and was thought to be a backup to backup quarterback Jon Kitna, but McGee [...]

Good Lord Is God Having A Tremendous Couple Of Weeks

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:24:12 -0500

I might have to start worshiping things again, the Lord in particular. He's white hot right now. And here I was, stuck with Jon Kitna these last few seasons. Millen couldn't even sign the right hyperreligious quarterback.

Detroit Lions to Place Jon Kitna on IR

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:28:42 -0500

The Detroit Lion's Jon Kitna's injurys are more serious than initially thought. The team has been unable to find a team willing to trade for the beaten up Kitna. It looks like the Lions will place Kitna on IR today when the 3pm trade deadline passes. Kitna's injury is to his back. It is expected that he should recover fully in time for next season.

Jesus Responds to Dana Jacobson

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:00:33 -0500

After being riddled with an F-bomb tirade, Jesus is sending in Jon Kitna to do his dirty work.

Jon Kitna fumbles even when he's not playing football

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:54:50 -0500

Detroit Lions quarterback Jon Kitna made a special appearance at the last Sonics home game. He was entertaining the crowd by throwing shirts into the stands. You know you've had a bad season holding on to the ball when you can't even succeed throwing a shirt into the crowd without fumbling it.

Jon Kitna Cries During Interview; Scared of Bradie James!!

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 05:01:13 -0500

Title speaks for itself. I think Jon Kitna is a dead man

Concussion Discussion

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:21:30 -0500

Adam Taxin is the sports radio king of Philadelphia (at least in my mind, since he has me on his show quite often). This past week, he decided to give me some time off, and of course, ended up having a much more intelligent conversation with a neurosurgeon instead. Dr. Steven Kalkanis graced the airwaves with his discussion on concussions in the NFL. The full transcript is below, but here are the main points that I took out of the conversation: * The most severe concussions can lead to brain death and coma. * The long-term effects from NFL concussions are most important. o Repeated concussions may result in cognitive slowing, Parkinson's Disease, early dementia, and Alzheimer's. o A common long-term effect is chronic migranes. * Players should never be put back into the game after they suffer from a concussion (i.e. what the Lions did to Jon Kitna earlier this year) o "Just because people recover within a minute or so doesn't mean that they're good to go back in the game." -Darren Heitner Here is the full transcript:

More Tasteful Kitna Family Costumes.....

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:55:15 -0500

See which costumes didn't make the cut for the Kitnas on halloween night. rejected costumes include: tom brady's lovechild and bridget moynihan's teet steve and bindi irwin joey harrington is a pussy and others....

Jon Kitna's to fantasy owners: Do Not pick me

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:05:11 -0500

Another football season is rapidly approaching us and with that comes millions of fantasy drafts set to take place over the next two weeks leading up to opening night on September 6th when the Saints play the Colts. Sensing the moment and probably preparing a fantasy cheat sheet of his own, Lions quarterback Jon Kitna issued this disturbing yet sobering statement to the press: "To everyone out there, for god's sake just take someone else. I'm talking back-up QBs too, not just your starter: TAKE. SOMEONE. ELSE. Every year many of you idiots take me, get all excited and then boom, I absolutely crap the bed like an untrained puppy...

Jon Kitna Channels Nostradamus

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 18:27:53 -0500

I would say Jon Kitna must be drunk or high with all the spouting off this guy has done lately, but I know he puts full faith in JC, so he just might be unbalanced in general. First, Kitna Caboodle predicted "at least" ten wins this season for a franchise that hasn't won 10 games in a season since 1995. He predicted at least 10 wins for a franchise that has won ONE, that's right one, playoff game in the Super Bowl era. Thankfully for glutton for punishment Lions fans like myself, Jon wasn't done there.